ASCII Emoji GNOME Shell Extension

A GNOME Shell extension that lets you quickly search and copy ASCII emojis from your panel.

The list of emojis is compiled from (https://asciimoji.com/)[https://asciimoji.com/].

Features

• Search for ASCII emojis by name or keyword.
• Copy emojis to clipboard with a single click.
• Simple and lightweight panel indicator.

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mmasaeli/ascii-emoji-gnome-shell-extension.git

2. Copy the extension folder to your GNOME Shell extensions directory:

   cp -r ascii-emoji-gnome-shell-extension ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ascii-emoji@masood.masaeli

3. Restart GNOME Shell:

   • Press Alt + F2, type r, and press Enter (on X11).
   • Or log out and log back in.

4. Enable the extension using GNOME Extensions app or gnome-extensions CLI:

   gnome-extensions enable ascii-emoji@masood.masaeli

Usage

• Click the ASCII Emoji icon in your top panel.
• Type to search for an emoji.
• Click an emoji to copy it to your clipboard.

Development

• Main code: extension.js
• Metadata: metadata.json
• Stylesheet: stylesheet.css

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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Inspired by the need for quick ASCII emoji access on GNOME Shell.